University Days

How often I have remembered my late father's advice given to me during one of our "birds and bees" discussions when I was in high school in Louisiana in the late 1960s ("University Days ").

Dad's advice was to never have sex with a woman unless I would consider marrying her. I thought he was referring to the fact that the encounter might result in her becoming pregnant. Later I realized he had meant that a fellow should have the level of love and commitment and trust for his intended sexual partner that...